Branched Murex (Chicoreus ramosus)

Invertebrateverified

Chicoreus ramosus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Branched Murex

Also known as: Giant Murex, Ramose Murex, Ram's Murex

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About

Max size

33 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Muricidae

Other species in Muricidae

Atlantic Dog Whelk (Nucella lapillus)

Nucella lapillus

Atlantic Dog Whelk

Banded Dye-Murex (Hexaplex trunculus)

Hexaplex trunculus

Banded Dye-Murex

Virgin Murex (Chicoreus virgineus)

Chicoreus virgineus

Virgin Murex

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